Problem drinkers and smokers who end up in hospital will be helped by dedicated new services, as part of the new NHS long-term plan, according to those behind the strategy, LGC’s sister title Nursing Times reports .

Southend-on-Sea BC is set to challenge its local sustainability and transformation partnership’s (STP) plans to reconfigure NHS services in Essex by making a formal referral to the health and social care secretary.

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